Genesis

Genesis 19:4

⁴Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	טֶרֶם֮	ṭe·rem	Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
they had gone to bed	יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒	yiš·kā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7901 lie down
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י	wə·’an·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of the city	הָעִ֜יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
of Sodom	סְדֹם֙	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
both young	מִנַּ֖עַר	min·na·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
old	זָקֵ֑ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
surrounded	נָסַ֣בּוּ	nā·sab·bū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the house	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

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